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Filmmaker Lisa Merton Reflects on the Legacy of Wangari Maathai
January 3, 2012Lisa Merton, producer of Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, attended the Nobel laureate and environmental activist's funeral in Kenya in October. Merton offered BTB this report on Maathai's legacy. Taking Root will be rebroadcast on Independent Lens on January 5.Wangari Muta Maathai, the first African woman and the first environmentalist…
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New App Lends Viewers Journalistic Independence Over Footage
January 2, 2012Condition ONE allows viewers to become completely immersed in the event they are watching. Used primarily for the iPad, the application is the brainchild of Hell and Back Again filmmaker and war photographer, Danfung Dennis. Read a review of the app here. Watch the trailer of Hell and Back Again, coming to Independent Lens, after the jump.
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Independent Lens Celebrates Hollywood Classics
December 29, 2011The Librarian of Congress, with input from the public and advice from the National Film Preservation Board, selects 25 films each year to add to the Registry. These Amazing Shadows goes behind the scenes to show the discussions, the debates, and the drama that surround this selection process. Watch These Amazing Shadows, by filmmakers Paul…
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Up Next on IL: These Amazing Shadows
December 28, 2011Independent Lens Founding Series Producer Lois Vossen sets up filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's documentary, These Amazing Shadows, which premieres on Thursday, December 29, on PBS. The documentary weaves clips from America's most-beloved films with moving personal tales of how specific films have reflected our culture and changed lives.
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ITVS in the News
December 27, 2011A sampling of coverage from The New York Times, Realscreen.com, and more…The New York Times: Dot Earth Blog: If a Tree Falls, Can it win an Oscar? ...an extraordinary documentary by the brilliant young filmmakers Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman that explores the prosecution of members of the Earth Liberation Front for a series of costly arson fires. The…